Sam has been a councillor for Pitsea North-West since 2022. He is currently Vice-Chairman of the Place Scrutiny Committee and also sits on the Prosperity Scrutiny Committee.

Sam works as a teacher and has a PhD in engineering.

If you are a Pitsea North-West resident and would like to contact Sam, please email sam.gascoyne@members.basildon.gov.uk.

You can follow Sam on Facebook and Twitter.

Sam's ward colleague is Cllr Stuart Terson.